Mississippi State House District 62

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
ms-hd-062
State
Mississippi
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
062
Land Area
168.4 sq mi
Water Area
0.88 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Mississippi State House District 62

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Rankin County119.20 sq mi70.8%15.4%
Copiah County41.17 sq mi24.4%5.3%
Simpson County8.00 sq mi4.8%1.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Florence city7.82 sq mi4.6%96.7%
Cleary CDP4.91 sq mi2.9%100.0%
Richland city4.32 sq mi2.6%34.5%
Crystal Springs city0.68 sq mi0.4%12.5%

Showing all 4 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
MS District 322,06588.0%3.0%75.6%
MS District 22,99912.0%0.4%24.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
17,859
Active Voters
16,930 (94.8%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–2026912 (5.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–202411,682 (65.4%)871 (4.9%)5,311 (29.7%)
2021–20226,278 (35.2%)103 (0.6%)1,859 (10.4%)
2019–202010,900 (61.0%)1,748 (9.8%)5,171 (29.0%)
2017–20187,461 (41.8%)347 (1.9%)1,891 (10.6%)
2015–20169,491 (53.1%)1,341 (7.5%)5,366 (30.0%)
2013–20144,494 (25.2%)258 (1.4%)3,039 (17.0%)
2011–20128,884 (49.7%)359 (2.0%)2,890 (16.2%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 01/12/2026. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
25,780 (± 1,440)
Median Age
41.0
Median Household Income
$71,001 (± $3,754)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
88.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
22.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 185,91122.9%
18 to 6414,80957.4%
65 and over5,06019.6%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1824.6%
White, not Hispanic19,49575.6%
Black, not Hispanic4,22516.4%
Asian, not Hispanic3121.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic160.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic00.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5502.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
25,239
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
19,370

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic24,56097.3%
Hispanic6812.7%
White19,56477.5%
Black4,22816.8%
Asian2821.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native160.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races480.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic18,96997.9%
Hispanic4012.1%
White15,32679.1%
Black3,17116.4%
Asian2601.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1620.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races490.3%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).